/tags/girl-scouts Girl Scouts en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-01/uvalde-girl-scout-posthumously-honored-for-actions-during-school-shooting Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-06-01/uvalde-girl-scout-posthumously-honored-for-actions-during-school-shooting Brian Kirkpatrick | Texas Public Radio /news/2022-06-01/girl-scouts-posthumously-honor-a-10-year-old-uvalde-victim-for-heroism The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:03:21 GMT /news/2022-06-01/girl-scouts-posthumously-honor-a-10-year-old-uvalde-victim-for-heroism Ayana Archie /health-wellness/2022-05-19/the-girl-scouts-of-northeast-texas-are-tackling-mental-health-one-patch-at-a-time The COVID-19 pandemic worsened stress, anxiety and depression for young people—especially young girls. Those are things the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas have addressed through their mental health patch, called Okay to Say. It’s one part of a wider prevention effort to mitigate worse health outcomes for young people as they grow up. Thu, 19 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-05-19/the-girl-scouts-of-northeast-texas-are-tackling-mental-health-one-patch-at-a-time Elena Rivera, Trevon McWilliams /news/2021-07-02/boy-scouts-girl-scouts-suffer-huge-declines-in-membership America’s most iconic youth organizations – the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA – have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership, due partly to the pandemic, and partly to social trends that have been shrinking their ranks for decades. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:00:29 GMT /news/2021-07-02/boy-scouts-girl-scouts-suffer-huge-declines-in-membership Associated Press /news/2021-04-25/have-the-girl-scouts-has-changed-since-the-boy-scouts-let-girls-in-they-havent The key has been giving girls a space for girls, built by them, especially when girls already have to participate in many mixed-gender spaces to begin with. Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:00:42 GMT /news/2021-04-25/have-the-girl-scouts-has-changed-since-the-boy-scouts-let-girls-in-they-havent Bekah Morr /news/2021-01-02/girl-scouts-call-on-cookie-bakers-to-address-child-labor The Girl Scouts of the USA said Wednesday that child labor has no place in its iconic cookies and called on the two companies that bake them to act quickly to address any potential abuses linked to the palm oil in their supply chains. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:00:11 GMT /news/2021-01-02/girl-scouts-call-on-cookie-bakers-to-address-child-labor Associated Press /education/2020-12-15/scoutreach-program-aims-to-get-disadvantaged-youth-involved-in-scouting ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's Rebekah Morr spoke with Lawrence "Ty" Washington Jr., the director of ScoutReach in North Texas, about eliminating barriers for communities of color and disadvantaged young people who want to engage in scouting. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:00:19 GMT /education/2020-12-15/scoutreach-program-aims-to-get-disadvantaged-youth-involved-in-scouting Bekah Morr /2018-11-07/girl-scouts-of-the-usa-files-suit-against-boy-scouts-of-america The girls' leadership development organization is accusing the Boy Scouts of trademark infringement, after it started admitting girls as well as boys. Wed, 07 Nov 2018 22:03:49 GMT /2018-11-07/girl-scouts-of-the-usa-files-suit-against-boy-scouts-of-america Merrit Kennedy /2018-09-11/for-the-boy-scouts-movement-toward-coed-troops-is-proceeding-slowly From Texas Standard: The start of the new school year is one of the busiest seasons for the The Boy Scouts of America, which happens to be among of the... Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:13:58 GMT /2018-09-11/for-the-boy-scouts-movement-toward-coed-troops-is-proceeding-slowly Michael Marks /2018-09-05/from-poverty-to-rocket-scientist-to-ceo-a-girl-scouts-inspiring-story When she was a Brownie, Sylvia Acevedo was inspired to earn her science badge. In her new memoir, the Girl Scouts CEO says this experience led directly to her career at NASA. Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:38:00 GMT /2018-09-05/from-poverty-to-rocket-scientist-to-ceo-a-girl-scouts-inspiring-story Elissa Nadworny